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Water

As a skeptic, there are tonnes of issues that people could tackle when it comes to an unenlightened public.  One of the things that comes up every now and then is the issue of fluoridated water.  There are a number of nut jobs out there that believe that fluoridated water is nothing but an attempt at governments to control the minds of its citizens.  I apologize in advance for calling you nut jobs if you  believe in this conspiracy theory....but come on!

Here is my problem with this theory.  If governments actually did believe that fluoride has the ability to control minds, you would think that one of their top priorities of utilizing this mind control would be to ensure that its citizens voted for the incumbent party each and every time there was an election.  Unfortunately, the trends don't show this to be true.  In 1952, the US enacted a federal regulation that would see water supplies supplemented with fluoride.  There have been many skirmishes and court cases since then, but that is when they tried to regulate it.

In 1952 (the year of the federal regulation to add fluoride to water) the US Presidential elections had a turn out rate of 63.3%   Since then, there has been a steady decline in voter turnout for virtually each Presidential election.

If fluoride in water actually does help the government control your minds, then there is a serious problem with implementation.  Maybe they lost the manual.